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SUMMARY:‘Vagina Dialogues: Challenging Stigmas around Menstruation\, Men
opause and Female Sexuality’ - Dr Annalise Weckesser (Birmingham City Un
iversity)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180620T160000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Communication taboos surround many aspects of women’s health
and wellbeing\, from menstruation to menopause to sexual pleasure. This p
resentation will briefly discuss the historical and socio-cultural roots o
f such stigmas before outlining the latest research on how these taboos co
me to negatively impact girls’ and women’s health. Dr Weckesser will f
ocus on her qualitative research on endometriosis as a case study for how
cultural codes of silence around menstruation play a part in the delayed d
iagnosis of the condition. She will also discuss her STEAM-funded project\
, ‘The VQ: A Women’s Health\, Sex and Pleasure Pop Up\,’ which is an
impact initiative that creates spaces and events for women to learn about
\, and purchase products related to\, their (sexual) health.\n\nDr Annalis
e Weckesser is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Care and
Health Related Research at Birmingham City University. She trained as a me
dical anthropologist at the University of Warwick and specialises in quali
tative research on women’s sexual and reproductive health. \nSpeakers:\n
Dr Annalise Weckesser (Birmingham City University)
LOCATION:Ewert House\, Summertown OX2 7DD
URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/f583b2f1-a013-4bfa-ac2a-c929a7233676/
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